BLAW 210 WSU GRIFF EXAM 4 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS SCORED A+

mens rea - ️️a type of intent crime that states you have to intend to do what you shouldn't (or not do what you should) - specific intent (you purposefully ran someone over - murder) - general intent (you accidentally ran someone over - manslaughter) felony - ️️a crime that is serious and typical punishment is more than a year in prison Misdemeanor - ️️Less serious crimes punishable by under a year (less than 6 months most of the time) in county jail (in WA only 90 days) violation/infraction - ️️Least serious crime, punishable most often by a fine malum en se - ️️"wrong in itself" - no one has to tell you that murdering is bad, you should just know to not kill someone Malum Prohibitum - ️️wrong because the law says its wrong - drinking under 21 is wrong because thats what the law says actus reus - ️️a type of intent crime that states you have to do the thing - if youre being charged for murder and no one is actually dead, you cannot be convicted first degree murder - ️️planned out a killing with premeditation second degree murder - ️️killing done with malice but without thinking it out first (no premeditation) - find spouse cheating, go downstairs to gun safe, kill the bastard right there in bed voluntary manslaughter - ️️intentional killing in the heat of passion - find spouse cheating, beat her with the lampshade by bed until she is dead involuntary manslaughter - ️️unintentional killing due to reckless or negligent behavior - I intended to get drunk, I intended to drive, I did not intend to run over Dave and kill him felony murder - ️️if youre involved in a felony and someone dies in the process youre charged with __________ __________ - think armed robberies or arsonburglary - ️️breaking and entering dwelling house at night with the intent to commit a felony (different from robbery) arson - ️️malicious and willful burning to destroy property/person battery - ️️intentional and unwanted offensive touch assault - ️️threat to harm with ability to do so white collar crime - ️️crimes best known to be committed by business people (think tax evasion) - martha stewart forgery - ️️a type of intent crime when changing legal liabilities on some form of documentation (like a fake ID or forging checks) bribery - ️️offeror is guilty at the time of the offer, offeree is guilty at the time of acceptance extortion - ️️threatening something to get a deal, different from blackmail because its when someone in power/authority can do something with the power entrusted to them criminal fraud - ️️getting property through deception or trickery (deceit) money laundering - ️️The key is to build a record to make it seem like illegally earned was made legally criminal conspiracies - ️️a type of intent crime that requires 2 or more people to join up to engage in something illegal - Must engage in an overt act (planning out how to rob a bank and then you go and buy a ski mask and then buy a gun ect) in furtherance of the crime consensual contact - ️️a type of contact with the police when an officer says hello on the streets, conducting an investigation detention - ️️a type of contact with the police when an officer is preventing you from leaving via force or threat of force arrest - ️️a type of contact with the police when you cannot leave because the officer has an arrest warrant (signed by a judge) or has probable cause to believe you committed a crime (called warrantless arrest)miranda v arizona - ️️the cops dont have to read you your rights unless they arrest you or start to interrogate you arraignment - ️️first time in front of a judge post arrest. you get told what you've been charged and you can plea (guilty or innocent). the judge can set bail and makes finding on probable cause information - ️️after a preliminary hearing an only for felonies that aren't too bad (drug crimes, 3rd DUI, ect). purpose is to see if there is probable cause to charge you with a crime indictment - ️️secret meeting behind closed doors when the prosecutor puts a whole bunch of evidence against the defendant who doesn't have attorney or anything in order to see if the grand jury thinks the defendant has probable cause - only for murders and rapists